The Federalist
Author: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay and J.R. Pole Series: Hackett Classics
Identifies historical references & literary allusions by which the Founders sought to amplify their arguments & convince their readers, and clarifies important concepts (sovereignty, contract, separation of powers) which influenced their thinking. Pole's annotation beside the text provide deeper understanding of the papers, and its time.
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Identifies historical references & literary allusions by which the Founders sought to amplify their arguments & convince their readers, and clarifies important concepts (sovereignty, contract, separation of powers) which influenced their thinking. Pole's annotation beside the text provide deeper understanding of the papers, and its time.
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By identifying all the historical references and literary allusions by which the Founders sought to amplify their arguments and convince their readers-and by clarifying those important concepts (such as sovereignty, contract,separation of powers) that influenced the thinking of both the Founders and their opponents-renowned historian J. R. Pole here sets The Federalist in the intellectual world inhabited by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay. In reading Pole'sannotation alongside the main text, students and scholars alike will gain a deeper understanding of the papers-and of the time, needs, and circumstances that shaped them.
Critic Reviews
“"This is a well-edited, interesting version of The Federalist that certainly makes a contribution to Federalist scholarship. The editing is very well done -- and well-written..." -- Ralph Ketcham, Syracuse University.”
"This edition will surely replace existing editions. The quality, accuracy and thoroughness of the annotation is quite impressive. Many notes are nice little essays in themselves. This edition will make a significant contribution to the scholarship on The Federalist. I always thought it a splendid idea and the execution shows off Professor Pole's erudition with subtlety and grace..." -- Joyce Appleby, UCLA.
About the Author
J. R. Pole, formerly Rhodes Professor of American History at the University of Oxford, is an Emeritus Fellow of St. Catherine's College, Oxford.
No competing edition of The Federalist offers nearly as much help in grasping Publius' arguments in defense of the new but unratified United States Constitution of 1787 as this new annotated edition by J. R. Pole. Essay by essay--with ample cross-references and glosses on 18th-century linguistic usage--Pole's commentary lays bare the intellectual background and assumptions of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay; explicates and critiques The Federalist's central concepts, rhetorical strategies, and arguments; and points up the international, national, and local facts on the ground relevant to Confederation Era New Yorkers, the constituency to which The Federalist was originally addressed. Pole's Introduction, a brief chronology of political events from 1688 to 1791, a brief overview of the themes of the essays, the text of the Constitution cross-referenced to The Federalist , and an index of proper names, concepts, and themes that also functions as a glossary further distinguish this edition.
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